Fortnite Matchmaking Error Means Queue Is Full, Playground Servers Are Down

Update v4.5 dropped today for Fortnite but it’s brought along its fair share of problems. Just two hours after it launched and players were diving into the new Playground Limited Time Mode, the matchmaking servers seem to have gone down across the board. Players on Reddit are complaining about a variety of problems, from the Playground LTM queue failing to every playlist being unavailable.

/u/MrPopoTFS, employee of Epic Games, posted a thread addressing the matchmaking issues. It’s since been inundated with players commenting that they’re unable to play whatsoever, along with some players suffering from severe FPS drops on PC. The current Epic Games status page says that they’ve identified the issues and are working on a fix, but there’s no telling how long that will take.

If you’re suffering from these issues yourself - hang in there! Epic are usually fairly swift with resolving problems like this and when a huge update is released, these sort of teething problems aren’t unusual. Hopefully Epic won’t have to disable the Playground Mode as a result of these issues but there’s a chance it could be the source of the problems, as it requires each instance to be on a different server. When there’s only 1-4 players on each server at a time compared to 100, that means they need a lot more servers and they’re clearly struggling to keep up.

If you’re bored during the downtime, why not check out the detailed patch notes from Epic, including the introduction of Dual Pistols and 3D map icons. If you’ve already read it, have a look at some of these leaked skins, including a special 4th of July themed Cuddle Team Leader.